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Ange des ténèbres 🐈<p>Utilisation de <a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a>, mot de passe vieux de trois ans... Les dessous délirants du <a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/piratage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piratage</span></a> d' <a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/Aeroflot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aeroflot</span></a></p><p>La première compagnie aérienne russe Aeroflot vient d'être victime d'un piratage, qui a complètement mis à plat le trafic de l'entreprise. Mais qui a aussi dévoilé un certain archaïsme dans la compagnie.</p><p><a href="https://www.clubic.com/actualite-574482-utilisation-de-windows-xp-mot-de-passe-vieux-de-trois-ans-les-dessous-delirants-du-piratage-d-aeroflot.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clubic.com/actualite-574482-ut</span><span class="invisible">ilisation-de-windows-xp-mot-de-passe-vieux-de-trois-ans-les-dessous-delirants-du-piratage-d-aeroflot.html</span></a></p>
CEOTECH.IT<p>Windows XP torna nel browser: il progetto nostalgico<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SistemaOperativo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SistemaOperativo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ceotech.it/windows-xp-torna-nel-browser-il-progetto-nostalgico/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ceotech.it/windows-xp-torna-ne</span><span class="invisible">l-browser-il-progetto-nostalgico/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@phlogiston" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>phlogiston</span></a></span> yeah.</p><p>I <em>love</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pixxabox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pixxabox</span></a>-style cases so much I convinced <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> into getting one for her <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wine</span></a> testing/debug rig...</p><ul><li>Complete with DVD-RW &amp; tool-free dual 2,5" SATA front bays in 1 5,25" bay.</li></ul><p>But then again I'm the guy who constantly shoves every drive bay full...</p>
Kick Off World :commodore:<p>🌀 Windows XP è tornato direttamente nel tuo browser!</p><p>Grazie a <a href="https://Win32.run" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Win32.run</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, puoi rivivere l’esperienza autentica di Windows XP:</p><p>- animazioni di avvio e spegnimento, suoni nostalgici, interfaccia originale,</p><p>- giochi classici come Solitaire e Minesweeper inclusi,</p><p>- sistema di file virtuale con supporto a terze parti, tutto completamente in browser e senza installazioni</p><p>:diggita: Segnalato anche nel gruppo computer &amp; retrocomputer: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://diggita.com/c/computer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>computer</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a></p>
Kick Off World :commodore:<p>Quelli cresciuti con Windows XP capiranno.</p><p>Lo sfondo del desktop nel 1996 vs nel 2025.</p><p>(Spoiler: non è invecchiato benissimo 🌱➡️🔥)</p><p>:diggita: immagine pubblicata nel gruppo Computer e Retrocomputer: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://diggita.com/c/computer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>computer</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/windowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@256" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>256</span></a></span> I can hear this image...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNXzMBA9VU4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=oNXzMBA9VU4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mukke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mukke</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mood</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrutigerAero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrutigerAero</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/titlewma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>titlewma</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/title" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>title</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wma</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOBE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOBE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Installer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Installer</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StanLePard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StanLePard</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LePard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LePard</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>For those who don't know the <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">size of the problem</a>:</p><p>In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.</p><ul><li><p>This thing ran <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NeedForSpeedMostWanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeedForSpeedMostWanted</span></a> just fine.</p></li><li><p>Nowadays it would crash trying to open <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a> even on a minimalist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dillo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dillo</span></a></span>, a lightweight browser ...</p></li></ul><p>And now imagine that some folks have to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LineMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LineMessenger</span></a> <em>at the same time on their machine</em>, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the <em>Lost Coast benchmark</em> on them...</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloat</span></a> of modern <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebApps</span></a> is just the <em>socially accepted equivalent</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> desktops and driving some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">*phat</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicle</span></a> just to get less than a kg of groceries at a walking distance supermarket.</li></ul><p>Everywhere else we'd not accept such a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> IRL. </p><ul><li>So why should we accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/obscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obscene</span></a>|ly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>*?</li></ul>
AmyFou 🕊️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bildung.social/@Linkshaender" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Linkshaender</span></a></span> I couldn't find anyplace where it was legal to get closer to anyone's field, sadly. But I found the right area because of the folks who run this feed store, who are also in the market for 'an old XP desktop computer: doesn't have to work' 💞 </p><p>The store was guarded by a dog named Lily who I sadly did not get a photo of, but I did get to scritch.</p><p><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/feedStores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feedStores</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/bestLocalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bestLocalKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.nl/@benjohn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benjohn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@foone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>foone</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em></p><ul><li>A shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VM</span></a> can be restrained down to the pixel and clock and it's Software <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114864968086367683" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">forced into submission.</a></li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lea.pet/@lea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lea</span></a></span> you mean <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrutigerAero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrutigerAero</span></a> ones like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114754382374586609" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1147543</span><span class="invisible">82374586609</span></a></p>
XodiumLabs<p>Hey hey. </p><p>Yet another post about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFWest</span></a> because the maps and layout just went up. </p><p>I’m all the way at the end of the main hall, exhibit 1/The Aero Aesthetic. Come on by on August 1-2, come get your streetpass on if you have a 3DS. Or get a 3D-printed bauble. And maybe play some games or confess your love to whoever’s sitting on one of the other machines via AIM. </p><p><a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-2025-layout/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vcfed.org/events/vintage-compu</span><span class="invisible">ter-festival-west/vcf-west-2025-layout/</span></a></p><p>(Boosts appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows98</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Curtis Carter<p>My elderly friend Elaine's system has been aging poorly lately. It's got 6GB of RAM and a dual-core cpu.</p><p>She mainly uses it to keep in touch with family and play open source games like mahjong and solitaire.</p><p>She explicitly requested <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> w/ <a href="https://floss.social/tags/cinnamon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinnamon</span></a> because <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> is too complicated (she came from <a href="https://floss.social/tags/windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowsxp</span></a> before trying <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Windows8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows8</span></a> )</p><p>NewEgg had a $240 Optiplex 7040 that is a massive upgrade over her old AIO. SSD, 32GB DDR4, Quad Core i5, etc.</p><p>Old hardware still has a use.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@kopio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kopio</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shaknais" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>shaknais</span></a></span> Doesn't matter.</p><p>I'd just recommend to yeet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> and be done with it.</p><ul><li>Cuz every halfassed <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro more quality control and care than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WinShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinShit</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Even if that was a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a>-era machine, something like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> would turn it into a perfectly fine desktop that barely sips resources.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Seriously, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/distros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distros</span></a> should really have a sort-of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tour</span></a> program like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114769374332356889" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1147693</span><span class="invisible">74332356889</span></a></p>
James | PixelRefresh.com<p>Fun times testing out for a future Retro LAN. Went fairly smoothly, so looking forward to when a bunch of friends get together to relive some Windows XP memories...</p><p>Think Quake 3 Arena, Unreal Tournament 99, Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake and more...</p><p>Can't wait!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowsxp</span></a></p>
aaron<p>The NC10 was dead. BIOS beeps, no POST, nothing.<br>I tried Debian. I tried 7. I gave up.</p><p>Then I didn’t.<br>I stuck the motherboard in the oven.</p><p>And somehow, it booted.</p><p>What followed was two full days of ISO failures, update errors, driver hell, and one buried ISO that saved everything.</p><p>XP is back. On the original hardware.<br>New post is up:<br><a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dead-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-5-what-happens-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dea</span><span class="invisible">d-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-5-what-happens-now/</span></a><br><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DeadOSWalking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeadOSWalking</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowsxp</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:<p>In your opinion, what is the "correct" version of MS Visual Studio to run on <a href="https://kind.social/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/RetroDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroDev</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a></p>
Pier-Luc Brault<p>Retrocomputing adventure of the day: installed Windows XP alongside Windows 98 on my retro machine. On a whole different disk to prevent it from overwriting the MBR on the disk Windows 98 is on. Well guess what? It did it anyway. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/windows98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows98</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowsxp</span></a></p>
aaron<p>Day 4 is up. And XP might be dead.<br>I thought I had the system stable. It booted. It ran. I was ready to start bridging Discord to IRC.<br>Then it paused. No crash. Just silence.<br>Then it rebooted.<br>Then it beeped. Loud. Continuous.<br>Then five beeps and a pause. Over and over.<br>That’s not a software failure. That’s a BIOS screaming about hardware.<br>I tried XP one last time.<br>It made it to the Windows screen.<br>Then black.<br>Then the Samsung logo.<br>Then Windows.<br>Then black again.<br>Looping. No recovery.<br>I broke the USB rule and booted into Debian. It worked—barely.<br>Espeakup is stuttering.<br>The install is dragging itself forward like a dying animal.<br>This is not normal.<br>I'm writing this from my Surface Pro while the netbook stumbles through what might be its last job.<br>If there’s a Day 5, it’ll be a miracle.<br>If there isn’t... you already know the title.<br>Read the post:<br><a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dead-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-4-the-challenge-might-be-over/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dea</span><span class="invisible">d-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-4-the-challenge-might-be-over/</span></a><br><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlindComputing</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/OldHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldHardware</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DeadOSWalking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeadOSWalking</span></a></p>
aaron<p>Day 3 of running Windows XP in 2025 is up.<br>I opened Enafore to check my Mastodon replies. It worked—for a few seconds. Then the notifications started. And they didn’t stop. Ping. Ping. Ping. I couldn’t reply. I could barely move the cursor. I watched the system buckle in real time.<br>So I tore XP apart.<br>I disabled over thirty services, deleted Windows File Protection, nuked the prefetch cache, rewrote shutdown behavior, and killed every background process that wasn’t strictly mine. If it touched the network, tried to log something, or ran without permission, it’s dead.<br>And you know what? Enafore runs fine now. JAWS doesn’t read new posts live, but I don’t care. I can read. I can reply. XP obeys.<br>Discord, though? Wouldn’t even load in the browser. Just a blank page. So tomorrow, I’m pulling in what channels I can through IRC. It’s not over.<br>Read the full post:<br><a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dead-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-3-i-dont-patch-i-burn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dea</span><span class="invisible">d-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025-day-3-i-dont-patch-i-burn/</span></a><br><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlindComputing</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DeadOSWalking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeadOSWalking</span></a></p>